WAN HOO AND HIS SPACE VEHICLE

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According to one ancient legend, a Chinese official named Wan-Hoo
attempted a flight to the moon using a large wicker chair to which were
fastened 47 large rockets. Forty seven assistants, each armed with torches,
rushed forward to light the fuses. In a moment there was a tremendous roar
accompanied by billowing clouds of smoke. When the smoke cleared, the flying
chair and Wan-Hu were gone.(Illustration courtesy of United States Civil
Air Patrol)